A good night’s sleep
Prunes
Yaay! Don’t forget to announce you’re joining the club over here:
Today marks one month on the retired side of the ledger for me. It’s real nice.
Thanks! I’ve just posted to that thread. Freedom’s just weeks away!
Congrats, RTFIrefly!
Prepare to experience some unexpected feelings as the day nears. I remember feeling oddly anxious that last week of work, and was not expecting that at all.
That went away real quick once retired. Every day is a good day.
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Prunes are delicious. A little health benefit doesn’t hurt.
Slippers. I didn’t own a pair until a couple of years ago. Now I wear them whenever I’m home.
I guess I’m too young (heh) because by the time I had my interview for my first “professional” job, I asked about the 401k plan. The interviewer was similarly impressed that a 22 year old was asking that question.
I’ve maxed out my 401k contribution for 34 years now!
I’ve always enjoyed walking and bridge, two activities where other participants were always mostly older folks.
Also, flannel nighties.
Naps. Prunes (now marketed as Dried Plums). Brussels sprouts. Sardines. Stout. Picking up trash in my neighborhood. Rearranging the dishwasher. Taking my time driving somwhere. Fixing up old stuff and making it useful again.
Same here. A couple years ago I realized that when I walk around the house in socks, I’m basically wearing Swiffers. Better to wear slippers than Swiffers, I figured.
All the vegetables, really. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, onions, kale, all that stuff is really good, actually.
Perry Mason.
Sock wearing saves a lot of swifftering.
Yeah, but you throw out the Swiffer sheets when you’re done with them. Socks, especially white or lighter-colored ones, never seem to look 100% clean again, after they’ve acted as Swiffer sheets for awhile.
I have dark-colored yoga socks for that purpose. They get a couple hours’ wear per day, and are washed after a week’s wearing. They’re durable and pick up random stuff off the floor. What’s not to like?
Note I don’t have pets or children. IMO it’s impossible to maintain a clean environment with those beasts underfoot. Folks simply get used to living in the amount of debris they find comfortable. Not to say those same folks don’t expend great effort keeping down the level of debris. Many do work real hard trying to compensate for the uncompensatable.
This. I remember hating nap time back when I was in kindergarten. Back then it seemed like there were so many new things to experience. Why would I want to waste time taking a nap? I feel a lot different about that topic at 46 than I did at 5.
Just you wait, Sonny! <waves cane in @FlikTheBlue’s general direction> 
I didn’t start taking regular afternoon naps until I was on Medicare. But now it’s hard to do without them.
I miss my cat who passed in 2020 , but may never get another one for this reason. This is the cleanest my home has ever been. The stress level is significantly lower.
Yep. But I am an “old folk”. Sorta anyway. However, I prefer paper books.
I have been taking that orange fiber stuff for decades now, after my Doc said to do so every nite.
Ooh, a comfy chairs- YES!
Sorta. trying to maintain a single grass species was too hard and costs too much. So I let the “weeds” grow and added clover. So- same green, but no herbicides or fertilizers needed and less watering. The bees like it too.
I needed a new used car, kinda cheep and my Mechanic found me a Hyundai Sonata to replace my Volvo C30. Not anywhere as zippy, but comfortable and quiet.
Yeah. Sometimes I find the cats have joined me in the morning so i go back to sleep for a couple hours (after taking a pee of course). This means 9-10 hours of heavenly sleep.
I wish I could take naps, but unless it is just a short doze, a nice nap means i cant get to sleep at nite.
They aint bad at all. And a sorta highish fiber cereal, like frosted mini-wheats has replaced the empty calorie sugar stuff.